Communication Terminal Panoramic Image Superimposition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current videoconference systems struggle to effectively display and manage spherical panoramic images, limiting user control over the viewing experience by not allowing seamless selection and display of specific areas of interest within the panoramic view.
Innovation Solution
A communication terminal is equipped with circuitry that receives and processes data for whole and material images, along with superimposition position information, to overlay the material image on the whole image, allowing users to dynamically change the display of a predetermined-area image within the panoramic view, enabling users to focus on specific areas of interest.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If spherical panoramic images are displayed in full view, then users can see the entire environment, but users cannot easily focus on specific areas of interest
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the spherical panoramic image into multiple predetermined areas, allowing users to select and display specific regions of interest while maintaining the ability to view the complete panorama when needed. This segmentation enables focused viewing without losing the context of the entire environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the displayed area by allowing users to change between full panoramic view and specific predetermined areas. The display can transition between showing the entire spherical image and focused views of particular regions, providing flexible control over the viewing experience.
2Adaptability or versatility
If material images are superimposed on whole images at fixed positions, then the display structure is simple, but the material image may not be displayed when the view changes to a predetermined area
Solution Approach 1:
The superimposition position of material images is made dynamic rather than fixed. When the display transitions to a predetermined area, the system automatically adjusts the material image position to ensure it remains visible and appropriately positioned within the selected region, adapting to different viewing contexts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system monitors which predetermined area is currently displayed and uses this information to automatically adjust the superimposition position of material images. This feedback mechanism ensures that material images remain visible and relevant regardless of which area of the panoramic view is currently active.
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AI summary
A communication terminal includes circuitry. The circuitry receives data of a whole image, data of a material image, and superimposition position information indicating a position where the material image is to be superimposed on the whole image, the data of the whole image, the data of the material image, and the superimposition position information being transmitted from another communication terminal. The circuitry superimposes the material image on the whole image at the position indicated by the superimposition position information. The circuitry causes a display to display a predetermined-area image, which is an image of a predetermined area of the whole image. When at least a part of the material image being superimposed is not displayed in the predetermined-area image, the circuitry changes the position where the material image is superimposed such that the material image is displayed at a predetermined position in the predetermined-area image.